Prime Suspect 2
Prime Suspect 2 Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
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"A murder case that exposes the police from within"
This second run follows DCI Jane Tennison as she investigates a murder that drags long-buried secrets about race and policing in London into the open. It's tense, slow-burning television that trusts silence and procedure over spectacle, with Helen Mirren anchoring every scene through sheer control rather than showiness. The mood is grim and unglamorous, closer to a police report than a thriller, and the show uses its crime plot to interrogate institutional prejudice without ever softening the discomfort. It rewards patience over excitement.
Helen Mirren's unshowy, commanding performance as a detective fighting her own department as much as the case.
you want fast-paced thrills rather than a slow, uncomfortable look at institutional racism.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Operation Nadine: Part 1 | 8.0 | 371 | 100 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Operation Nadine: Part 2 | 8.1 | 345 | 104 min |